Truth will never be tedious unto him that travelleth in the secrets of nature; there is nothing but falsehood that glutteth us.

Nature does not turn out her work according to a single pattern; she prides herself upon her power of variation.

Without an adversary prowess shrivels. We see how great and efficient it really is only when it shows by endurance what it is capable of.

Dangerous is wrath concealed. Hatred proclaimed doth lose its chance of wreaking vengeance.

Life is divided into three periods: that which has been, that which is, that which will be. Of these the present is short, the future is doubtful, the past is certain.

You cannot escape necessities, but you can overcome them.

The origin of all mankind was the same; it is only a clear and good conscience that makes a man noble, for that is derived from heaven itself.